A leap into antiquity


The Federal Court has missed an opportunity to clarify and correct some disturbing rulings. 

OLIVER Wendell Holmes Jr., the famous American judge and jurist, once remarked to a lawyer appearing before him: “This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice”. This appears to be the message of the Federal Court on Monday when it refused leave to the Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur on the Herald (Kalimah Allah) issue.

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Opinion , Shad Faruqi

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